TRENTON — A Ewing man was arrested Sunday after he attempted to pay for gas with a counterfeit bill and then engaged in a fight with the station attendant.

According to law enforcement, around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to an Exxon gas station located in the 800 block of North Olden Avenue to investigate a reported disturbance. But when officers arrived on-scene, police say, they learned that a robbery had taken place.

According to police, a 50-year-old attendant at the gas station was working Sunday morning when a man, later identified as Jordan Worrell, asked to have his car filled with gas. The gas attendant put $40 worth of gas in the car, police say, and then Worrell tried to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill.

The attendant told Worrell to go inside the store and pay for the gas with a credit card, police say, but Worrell’s card was declined. So, Worrell then fled from the store and pushed the gas attendant in an attempt to get away. A struggle then ensued between Worrell and the gas attendant, police say, and Worrell was taken into custody when officers arrived on-scene.

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Worrell, 22, of Ewing, is charged with strong-arm robbery, forgery and hindering apprehension. He is now being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on $50,000 cash bail.

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